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1900
Thomas Lovejoy founds Lovejoy Tool Works, a manufacturer of tooling and machinery for the railroad and steel industries. The original facility is located on Ohio Street in downtown Chicago.
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1912
W.H. Dangel purchases Lovejoy. |
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1927
The patent for the Jaw coupling is purchased from Louis Ricefield. This is the reason the original Jaw couplings were referred to as "LR" couplings. |
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1930
The company moves to Lake Street in Chicago, Illinois. |
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1946
The company begins to manufacture Universal Joints. Merlin W. Dangel serves as President of the company until 1964. |
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1947
The Variable Speed Pulley line is purchased, a major acquisition for the company. |
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1960
The South Haven, Michigan plant is built and the VSP operations move to that facility. |
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1962
Lovejoy begins to manufacture the Uniflex line of couplings. |
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1963
Lovejoy begins manufacturing the SAGA line of couplings. |
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1964
C. Patrick Hennessy serves as President of the company until 1984. |
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1970
Company headquarters are moved to the current Downers Grove, Illinois location. |
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1971
Lovejoy begins manufacturing and marketing torsional couplings. |
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1972
Pat Hennessy incorporates the not-for-profit Vibration Institute, to allow individuals from any industry to exchange data about measuring and analyzing vibration. |
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1978
A partnership with ROSTA is formed, allowing Lovejoy to market and manufacture their products which incorporate elastomeric elements. |
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1984
Mike Hennessy becomes CEO of the company. |
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1985
S-Flex couplings are added to Lovejoy's product offering. The patent for the Deltaflex coupling is purchased. |
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1993
Lovejoy again expands its product line to include Sier-Bath® couplings and motion control couplings. |
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1995
A line of Curved Jaw couplings, the European standard, is developed by Lovejoy. |
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1996
Lovejoy introduces an all-metal, flexible Grid coupling. |
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1998
Lovejoy introduces the Jaw In-Shear coupling. |
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1999
Lovejoy becomes ISO 9001 certified. |
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2000
A line of Disc couplings is developed, and Lovejoy celebrates its 100th anniversary. |
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2001
Lovejoy expands international focus with Lovejoy Europe which includes European based manufacturing, sales, and customer service support. Worldwide marketing of torsional coupling line begins. |
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2003
Lovejoy creates powder metal affiliate, Lovejoy Sintered Solutions. Lovejoy also announces an international expansion into the hydraulic component market with the joint-venture Raja-Lovejoy. The Lovejoy Coupling Configurator is made available to the public, and a next generation version of Lovejoy's Jaw In-Shear coupling is released. |
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2009
Lovejoy creates hydraulic affiliate, Lovejoy Hydraulics, offering a comprehensive line of technology leading pump-motor mounts, oil/water coolers, and hydraulic reservoirs. |